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Associate in Applied Science

Fire Medic

Option 2

Dean: Dr. Sue Courtney
Program Director: Michael Wilson

Worksheet

General Education Requirements

College Requirement
- All first time degree-seeking students who score 75 or above on the ACCUPLACER reading exam are required to take HUDV0100, Freshman Orientation (1 credit hour). All degree-seeking students who score below 75 on the ACCUPLACER reading exam will take HUDV 101, Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning (2 credit hours). (See exemptions)

Course Number Course Title Hours
Basic Skill Requirements
ENGL 101 Composition I 3
ENGL 102
ENGL 206
Composition II* or
Technical Writing
3
SPCH 151
SPCH 153
Public Speaking or
Interpersonal Communication
3
Total 9
Mathematics Requirements
EMTC 101 Applied Math for EMS 3
Total 3
Humanities Requirements
(from one of the following disciplines: Art, History, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Theatre and Modern Language):
Humanities Core Elective 3
Total 3
Social and Behavioral Science Requirements
(from one of the following disciplines: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology)
Social/Behavioral Sceince Core Elective 3
Total 3
Natural and Physical Science
BIOL 141 Human Anatomy and Laboratory (4)
BIOL 143
BIOL 271
Human Anatomy and Physiology (5) or
Physiology (3) and
BIOL 272 Physiology Laboratory (1)
Total 4-5
Total General Education Requirements 23-25
Technical Requirements
(59 additional credits)
FRSC 100 Introduction to Fire Science (Firefighter 1) 3
FRSC 211 Emergency Techniques of Hazardous Materials (Firefighter II) 3
EMTC 227 Mobile Intensive Care Technician I 8
EMTC 228 Mobile Intensive Care Technician II 12
EMTC 229 Mobile Intensive Care Technician III 12
EMTC 230 Mobile Intensive Care Technician IV* 17
HZMT 120 Chemical Spill & Release (Technician Level) 4
Total 59

Total hours required for an Associate in Applied Science in Fire Protection/Fire Medic Degree

82-84

*See course description for prerequisite.